Along the Levee, Usery Mountain Regional Park, September 2015 - panoramio.jpg
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Ruidoso Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,709 – 1,759 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spillway Trail 33.45200, -111.59696
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ

Directions

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Ruidoso Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,709–1,759 ft

Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: Spillway Trail · 33.45200, -111.59696

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Spillway, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruidoso Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Spillway, heading N.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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